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Bone marrow ablation
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A procedure to destroy bone marrow using radiation or high doses of anticancer drugs. It is done before a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant to kill cancer cells and bone marrow cells. This makes room for healthy stem cells. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The destruction of bone marrow using radiation or drugs. (NCI Thesaurus)
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